Signal Processing Jobs in the South East

Signal Processing
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring Signal Processing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Signal Processing over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 61 305 364
Rank change year-on-year +244 +59 -162
Permanent jobs citing Signal Processing 378 91 39
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 4.01% 0.54% 0.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.37% 0.64% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 354 77 19
10th Percentile - £38,400 £33,100
25th Percentile £62,000 £40,000 £54,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,600 £60,000 £73,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.67% -17.81% +16.80%
75th Percentile - £82,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £70,600 £57,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +22.78% -17.86% +7.69%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

Signal Processing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,656 14,162 13,611
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 91.84% 84.47% 94.52%
Number of salaries quoted 4,247 9,859 7,922
10th Percentile £29,750 £27,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £86,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Signal Processing
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Signal Processing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Signal Processing in the South East

Signal Processing
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Signal Processing in the South East.

Salary trend for Signal Processing in the South East

Signal Processing
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Signal Processing in the South East over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Signal Processing in the South East

Signal Processing
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Signal Processing within the South East region over the 6 months to 15 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Isle of Wight - 345 £70,600 - 35
Hampshire +53 24 £70,000 - 14
Thames Valley +53 5 £62,500 +56.25% 19
Oxfordshire +33 5 £62,500 -3.85% 12
Surrey +22 3 £75,000 +55.44% 20
Kent +34 1 £52,500 -
Signal Processing
England

Signal Processing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 15 (3.97%) Simulink
2 12 (3.17%) Mathcad
3 2 (0.53%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 22 (5.82%) Software-Defined Radio
2 9 (2.38%) Wireless
3 2 (0.53%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.26%) 3GPP
4 1 (0.26%) 5G
4 1 (0.26%) Bluetooth
4 1 (0.26%) Broadband
4 1 (0.26%) HTTP
4 1 (0.26%) Internet
4 1 (0.26%) Mobile Broadband
4 1 (0.26%) Network Security
4 1 (0.26%) Radio Access Network
4 1 (0.26%) RS-232
4 1 (0.26%) RS-485
Development Applications
1 279 (73.81%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (0.26%) Subversion
General
1 335 (88.62%) Electronics
2 13 (3.44%) Finance
3 3 (0.79%) Telecoms
4 2 (0.53%) Manufacturing
4 2 (0.53%) Marketing
4 2 (0.53%) Public Sector
4 2 (0.53%) Social Skills
5 1 (0.26%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (0.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 289 (76.46%) Systems Engineer
2 153 (40.48%) Principal Engineer
2 153 (40.48%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 126 (33.33%) Senior
3 126 (33.33%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 33 (8.73%) Lead
5 18 (4.76%) Radar Engineer
6 12 (3.17%) Mathematical Modeller
7 10 (2.65%) Embedded Engineer
7 10 (2.65%) Radio Engineer
8 9 (2.38%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 9 (2.38%) Software Engineer
9 5 (1.32%) FPGA Engineer
10 4 (1.06%) Firmware Engineer
11 2 (0.53%) Design Engineer
11 2 (0.53%) Digital Design Engineer
12 1 (0.26%) Developer
12 1 (0.26%) Lead Developer
12 1 (0.26%) Network Engineer
12 1 (0.26%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.26%) HTML
1 1 (0.26%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 322 (85.19%) Algorithms
2 21 (5.56%) FPGA
3 11 (2.91%) e-Learning
4 9 (2.38%) Embedded Systems
5 8 (2.12%) MicroBlaze
5 8 (2.12%) RISC-V
6 7 (1.85%) VHDL
7 5 (1.32%) Verilog
8 4 (1.06%) ASIC
9 1 (0.26%) Acoustics
9 1 (0.26%) Analogue Electronics
9 1 (0.26%) Device Driver
9 1 (0.26%) GNSS
9 1 (0.26%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (0.26%) Smartphone
9 1 (0.26%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 12 (3.17%) Linux
2 9 (2.38%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (0.26%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 315 (83.33%) Systems Engineering
2 303 (80.16%) Technical Leadership
3 154 (40.74%) Test Planning
4 103 (27.25%) Mentoring
5 101 (26.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 42 (11.11%) Physics
7 30 (7.94%) Data Analysis
8 27 (7.14%) Digital Signal Processing
9 24 (6.35%) Architectural Design
10 21 (5.56%) Innovative Thinking
11 18 (4.76%) Mathematics
12 16 (4.23%) Validation
13 15 (3.97%) Mathematical Modelling
13 15 (3.97%) Verification and Validation
14 12 (3.17%) Performance Analysis
14 12 (3.17%) Problem-Solving
15 11 (2.91%) Software Engineering
16 9 (2.38%) Agile
17 4 (1.06%) Software Testing
18 3 (0.79%) Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 101 (26.72%) R
2 56 (14.81%) MATLAB
3 18 (4.76%) C
4 17 (4.50%) C++
5 14 (3.70%) Python
6 3 (0.79%) Embedded C
7 2 (0.53%) Embedded C++
8 1 (0.26%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.26%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 345 (91.27%) BPSS Clearance
2 34 (8.99%) Degree
3 25 (6.61%) Security Cleared
4 23 (6.08%) SC Cleared
5 2 (0.53%) DV Cleared
5 2 (0.53%) PhD
6 1 (0.26%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 315 (83.33%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (0.26%) QA
System Software
1 23 (6.08%) Firmware
2 19 (5.03%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 279 (73.81%) IBM
2 12 (3.17%) MathWorks
3 3 (0.79%) Xilinx
4 2 (0.53%) SAP
5 1 (0.26%) Altera
5 1 (0.26%) EMC
5 1 (0.26%) Freescale